State comparison · 2025
Chemists salary: Florida vs Maryland
Chemists in Maryland earn a median of $140,670. In Florida, $82,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.3% — not 41.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.2%
Florida vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-40.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Chemists
- Median
- $82,740
- p25
- $60,980
- p75
- $108,640
- p10
- $50,200
- p90
- $150,840
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -56%
Maryland
Chemists
- Median
- $140,670
- p25
- $103,840
- p75
- $171,310
- p10
- $75,430
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.